Comments on: DIGESTIVE TABLE by Amy Youngs

By: Our Tough Nature » Table that eats your leftovers

Our Tough Nature » Table that eats your leftovers — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:03:18 +0000

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By: fakyr C

fakyr C — Tue, 29 May 2007 13:11:04 +0000

It’s so tasty to look on worns and bugs eating your breakfast while you are having your supper

By: manda

manda — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:13:53 +0000

great idea, as an idea, but in practise not so hot i’m thinking. I’ve tried many a home composting method and yes i get composty goodness, and great (stinky) plant feed, but I also get flies, hundreds of the horrors. So if you have no nose and are lonely and want some tiny black beasties that get all up in your face, get this table, if you don’t, stick your organic waste outside in the garden, it’s the best and only method i’d recommend.

By: ken rinaldo

ken rinaldo — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:26:02 +0000

Having lived with this table it does not stink at all. In fact it is quite peaceful to sit and watch the worms eating and the work is sanitary with no insects escaping. This is sort of a home processing factory of recyclables using techniques similar to Tom Szaky of TerraCycle products that dissolves worm poop in water to create plant food.

By: Moo

Moo — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:19:55 +0000

Wow, that’s such a . . . interesting idea. Personally I’d like the try it out. I live in an apartment and I’ve wanted to start up a compost pile for a while but as I said: apartment. It wouldn’t be in the best interest to my nose. Though even with this idea there’d still be a smell but at least it’s enclosed and sort of filtered.

Mayhap it should come with an option? Like whether or not the TV comes with the table? Or is there an off switch? =P

By: Sue Castillo

Sue Castillo — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:32:21 +0000

Fascinating! Not that many people would choose to take their meals this way, but this is an art piece that makes a signficiant statement. I for one would like to try it, and feel that everyone who experiences it would look at food differently afterwards. Consumption, digestion, decay, and soil renewal are a fact of life, and this piece demonstratates it well.

By: Brian Bostron

Brian Bostron — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:43:46 +0000

This looks absolutely disgusting. You can watch the worms digesting the food and watch the compost drain out the bottom! I would rather eat my meal in a landfill. Where did you find this?

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:36:39 +0000

While I like the idea of composting and natural construction , I think taking it away from the table where you eat, maybe on the wall or somewhere you could link the connection but not physically connect the two would have been great. On the other hand, this is art, and not functional furniture, so in that case, it portrays its message well. If it IS a “momento mori” like the article’s author suggests, it does a good job. And, well, I admit that seeing composting in action, while is somewhat nasty, would be something worth seeing at least one time in our lives. To see how we return to the earth and to see how much composting makes sense.

By: Fad

Fad — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:58:07 +0000

Yami-yami! It’s so tasty to look on worns and bugs eating your breakfast while you are having your supper )))))))))))))

By: adam szczepanowski stockholm sweden

adam szczepanowski stockholm sweden — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:55:23 +0000

i assume amy is very engaged in environmental issues, rightfully so!

however eco design has to attract everyone, and we in the design community have to tread the thin line of eco-chic..the function of thoughtful eco/sustainable design, without provoking the reaction of ‘ugh!’ or beng branded as the stereotypical 1970s eco warrior….

the timber used may be fsc certified, but you have chosen a rather high tech (high eco impact solution) for a very simple function-looking inside. i guess these components offset the balance in an LCA

how about a product that instead helps us to prepare the correct quantity of food for our meals in the first place, thus helping the current probelm of weight in society, and reduce eco impact from producing and transporting foodstuffs that is just wasted and composted…

By: michaelMD

michaelMD — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:45:16 +0000

I have a feeling the table will smell… in a way someone who smells it will never want to eat on the table ever again.

By: Dominic in montreal

Dominic in montreal — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:50:39 +0000

they had me until the tv screen. Is it some sort of awareness thing? You could just pop the lid?
I think it would go well with the white table from a couple weeks ago with integrated plant pots.

By: Jean-Michel Decombe

Jean-Michel Decombe — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:51:19 +0000

Interestingly enough, the stool on which he’s sitting looks like a smaller version of the table. Oh, well…

By: Evan Gould, Redondo Beach, CA

Evan Gould, Redondo Beach, CA — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:27:53 +0000

Ewwww. Gross. Quirky and kind of interesting, but definitely gross.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:16:05 +0000

Oh…dear. It’s very interesting and all, and the table’s really quite pretty. But I don’t think I’d want to watch the composting process while I’m eating, Excellent concept, though!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:14:59 +0000

Two letters come to mind. P and U.